Turkish journalist expelled from Erdoğan-Merkel news conference due to slogan T-shirt
Turkish journalist Adil Yiğit was removed from a news conference held by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin...
Turkey’s main opposition leader slams Erdoğan over Zarrab case: Why did you get into...
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Tuesday strongly criticised Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over the case against Reza...
IHD members urge Turkish authorities to stop human rights violations
Members of the Human Rights Association (IHD) on Monday urged Turkish authorities to adhere to the rule of law and stop violating human rights,...
Turkish gov’t detains 18 people as military students, families teargassed during Ankara march
Turkish government has detained at least 18 people on Saturday after police intervened into a group of dismissed military academy students and their families...
Turkey’s chief justice links noncompliance with ECtHR rulings to refugee crisis, terrorism fight
The president of Turkey’s Constitutional Court attributed the country’s failure to implement judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to its refugee...
Turkey gives 2,327 defendants life sentences in 2016 coup-related trials
Turkish courts have thus far concluded 270 trials related to a 2016 coup attempt, handing down 3,838 defendants lengthy prison sentences, including 2,327 life...
Turkish court sentences 20 female university students to prison over Gülen links
Twenty female university students were handed down prison sentences on Friday for alleged links to the Gülen movement, sparking an outcry among activists and...
Turkish journalist Kılıç in prison for 17 months like exactly told in quotes he...
“Would you tell me, if a president commits a secret crime, or a member of the army tortures, how would we know them? What...
Inmate held in isolation for 4 years for no apparent reason
Halil İbrahim Gül, a financial advisor arrested on trumped-up terrorism-related charges, has been isolated in a one-man cell in Turkey for four years, effectively...
Turkey’s rights foundation details widespread violations against activists in 2020
Infographics released on the website of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) have revealed widespread rights violations suffered by human rights activists in...
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Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown, 10 Years On: A Decade’s Legacy
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This report examines how the sweeping measures introduced in Turkey following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016 evolved over the next decade...
UN Findings on Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: Widespread and Systematic Rights Violations...
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This report analyzes UN findings on Turkey’s post-2016 counterterrorism measures targeting people with alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.
Drawing on opinions of...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey in 2025, a year marked by continued democratic...
Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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This report reveals how the Turkish government has transformed its embassies and consulates into instruments of repression over the past decade. Once seen...
The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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This report examines how children from families targeted in Turkey’s unprecedented post-coup purge have endured the devastating consequences of persecution, social exclusion and...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
Throughout the year Turkey continued...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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This report examines the surge of hate speech following the death of Fethullah Gülen, a US-based cleric whose followers have been systematically persecuted...
Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has used family punishment against his opponents.
Sippenhaft, also known as...